CC 115 Research Seminar: Writing the Self in Early Modern Europe, Spring 2009Class site: Writing the Self in Early Modern Europe Based on "The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Researchers" Researchers who are successful:
Library of Congress Call Numbers (detailed listing): In the Christopher Center, all resources are shelved using this system. MICHEL de MONTAIGNE example Class B: Philosphy. Psychology. Religion
(detailed
listing) Class D: World History and History of Europe, Asia, Africa,
Australia, New Zealand, etc. (detailed
listing) Class P: Languages and Literature (detailed
listing) SAMUEL PEPYS example Class D: World History and History of Europe, Asia, Africa,
Australia, New Zealand, etc. (detailed
listing) Class P: Languages and Literature (detailed
listing)
"Research questions and thesis statements are two sides of the
same coin. A research question addresses a problem to be solved. A
thesis statement is a tentative answer to a research question.
It is tentative in that your written research project is going to
have to test your thesis and hopefully show it to be correct. [25]
A research paper seeks to use data from various sources to answer
a question or to solve a problem. [178] In other words: What's your angle?
Wondering how to answer the basic who, what, where, when, and why questions as your start your research? Reference resources can provide you with starting points to begin to answer those types of questions. In the Christopher Center, print reference resources are found shelved on the Main (2nd) floor. Ask at the Reference Desk for assistance in locating resources in specific areas. Chronology of world history D11 .C476 1994 TIP: In the Reference area, browse within a country's call number subclass to see if there are more detailed resources (i.e., browse the "DA"s for England, the "DD"s for Germany, etc.). Try the same browsing technique within the appropriate literature section (the "P" class). EuroDocs: Online Sources for European History http://eudocs.lib.byu.edu/index.php/Main_Page TIP: Search for archival holdings or focused digital collections of your authors' works. You might also try the "national libraries" of various countries to consider what digital collections they might offer.
Bibliographies are often found at the end of scholary articles, book chapters, and books themselves, citing works the author used or would recommend to those who seek more information. Bibliographies are also found as individual books on very specific topics, such as these in the library collection: The history of women in Germany from medieval times to the present : bibliography of English-language publications Christopher Ctr-3rd FL HQ1623 .C654 1990 British autobiographies; an annotated bibliography of British autobiographies published or written before 1951 Christopher Ctr-4th FL Z2027.A9 M3
Finding Books [off campus access] [tips] GALILEO - VU Libraries Catalog resources available at VU libraries [more...] Subject Headings (use for Subject searching
in Galileo): WorldCat resources available for loan from other libraries worldwide [more...] Finding Articles [off campus access] [tips] World History, Language and Literature: Biography
Resource Center -- A comprehensive database of biographical information
on more than 165,000 people from throughout history, around the world,
and across all disciplines and subject areas. [about] AH Search--(Arts & Humanities Citation Index)--Indexes the world's leading arts and humanities journals. [about] Already have a journal title? Use JournaLocator to determine if VU has a subscription.
Simply put: using abstracts saves you time. Many, if not all, electronic databases provide abstracts, or content notes, for the citations in your searching results' list. Abstracts and content notes help you to quickly determine if a citation is worth further investigation by providing you with a brief summary of the essential points of a book, article, or report.
VU Writing Center http://www.valpo.edu/writingcenter/ Chicago manual of style, 15th ed. Reference, Reserve, Stacks Z253 .U69 2003 Turabian, Kate. A manual for writers of research papers, theses, and dissertations, 7th ed. Ref. LB2369 .T8 2007 |
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